Shloka 49
अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira
Devanagari script
स राजन् मानसं दुःखमपनीय युधिषछ्िरात्
Transliteration
sa rājan mānasaṃ duḥkham apanīya yudhiṣṭhirāt
Translation
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಓ ರಾಜನೇ, ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರನ ಮನೋದುಃಖವನ್ನು ನಿವಾರಿಸಿ ಅವನು ಮುಂದಿನ ಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಯಥಾವಿಧಿಯಾಗಿ ಮುಂದುವರಿದನು।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
मानसम्mental, of the mind
मानसम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमानस
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
दुःखम्sorrow, pain
दुःखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुःख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अपनीयhaving removed, after removing
अपनीय:
TypeVerb
Rootअप + नी
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as gerund)
युधिष्ठिरात्from Yudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaY
YudhiṣṭhiraCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Dharma is sustained not only by action but by inner steadiness; dispelling mental grief in a righteous leader is an ethical act that restores clarity, restraint, and right judgment.
The narrator reports that someone (contextually, a consoling elder/guide) has alleviated Yudhiṣṭhira’s inner sorrow, preparing him to proceed with the next stage of events in the Āśramavāsika narrative.